I only stayed at Phil’s place for 2 nights. everything was great about the apartment, it was clean, and was one of the softer beds we’ve had in Thailand. He was really great at getting back to me if I had any questions.
The only issue I had was the location. There was hardly any taxis around, you have to walk a bit until you found one. Trying to come back was a different story. I would show the driver the directions on my phone, and show all the instructions Phil gave me in Thai, but they would still be confused where to go and would questioned why I was going there. I think the reason being was that it was not in a tourist area.
Probably the best way to avoid all of that is to use the app grab and order a car.